Well today was a major day for our little family. Probably the biggest since we've been married. I matched into a residency program today. Around 11:30 Kenta and I walked quietly from the parking lot into the med school portion of the hospital. The air was thick with anxiety and anticipation. I felt as though we were walking to our doom. For those of you less familiar with the matching process, I ranked all the programs I liked (that I had interviewed at) and all the programs across the country rank all their applicants. Then a mystical and magical match takes place and everyone is assigned to a program -- no choices, no questions. So today we really were walking to our destiny; we no longer had any say in where we would live for the next four years. As we walked into the room there was a long table in front with the destinies of about 100 future doctors sitting on it.
The room was full, and everyone was excited and anxious about what those envelopes held.
For quite some time we have loved living in Rochester and that has always been our first choice of all the programs. BUT, we will be leaving.
WE'RE GOING TO INDIANAPOLIS!!!!!
Both of us were surprised by this; we had both felt like we were going to stay. However, I really liked the program in Indianapolis. It was our second choice of programs. Plus, it will allow Kenta a lot of new career opportunities that he wouldn't have in Rochester. So, although we will be leaving many good friends and our beautiful little house, we feel like this is what the Lord wants us to do and it will be good for us.
After the match, we jumped on our phones to call our family. Then the school provided us all with lunch and my parents surprised us by ordering (weeks ahead of time) some sparkling cider to celebrate.
K&V toasting our destiny
Hannah Sears joining in a toast.
Virginia, Alan Sears, Hannah Sears, and Lesa Sears toasting our good fortune
(all the chairs were full, so we took the floor)
Before I was noting that I had a lot of spare time on my hands. With this move you will not find such comments coming from me anymore. If any of you know good places in live in Indianapolis, let us know. We're looking both at buying a house (my preference) and renting (Kenta's preference).
More to come later on our moving and preparations.
7 comments:
Congratulations and good luck from the Lockes! You'll have a great time in Indianapolis. Go see a car race (in your spare time :) !!
Congratulations on being matched and the upcoming move to Indianapolis.
We are so happy for you guys! What a happy day. Where did Allen S. get matched up with?
Congratulations!! I'm so glad that I checked my spam folder before deleting... I finally got your blog and email! We're excited for you and Kenta's big change in scenery and life! You can check our updates at meandmavie.blogspot.com Take care you guys and we look forward to more news and posts! ~Nat & Marc
P.S. I just happened to find Jenny's blog this month too! So all in one month a reunion of news from my AZ Heart girls!
WOW--That is unexpected, but wonderful! I bet you will have a good experience there and the ward will be blessed to have you. I am glad for you both. What is your timeline for the move and if there is anything we can do to help, just holler---you are only a drive away:) Love House Family
Congratulations Virginia! That is very exciting news. I am sure you guys will do great in Indianapolis.
Match day is a year away for us and I'm already anxious about it. Congratulations! We'll miss you guys!!
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